Patient Care unit 1 Flashcards
Direct supervision
Technologist physically present with resident and patient and is directly helping
Cognitive
Work you are judged on by how you do on your own
(Assignments on blackboard, tests)
Study skills? (5)
-review within 24 hours
-use as many senses as possible
-plan regular study sessions
-study in a group
-have a positive attitude
Affective
Graded on your behavior, good judgement, confidence in field
Stress-
State of mental or emotional strain caused by adverse circumstances
Time management skills?
-prioritize
-schedule time for everything
-exercise
-eat healthy
-sleep
Test Tips?
-be prepared
-be positive
-get sleep
-be punctual
-take your time when testing
-review test before turning in
-use results to help in future
Indirect Supervision?
supervising technologist has stepped out of the room and you are attempting on your own
(if you mess up, get them to watch you do it the second time)
The leading cause of injuries to healthcare workers?
sprains, strains, musculoskeletal injury, and back injuries due to improper body mechanics
Biomechanics-
applies laws of physics to living creatures
Ideal amount of people to move patients?
3
First step in moving/getting a patient
inform the nurse
wheel chair should be at__ degree angle to bed
45
__ into elevators and rail ramps
back
strongest people should be ___ when using a stretcheer
pelvis side on pulling side
After returning patient-
inform nurse they are back
Voluntary Motion?
patient is choosing to physically wiggle around
Involuntary Motion?
patient cannot control their moving (breathing, beating of heart)
Restraint methods-
tape, pigg-o-stat, sandbags, sheets
spinal immbolization methods-
backboard, cervical collars
Normal oral temperature-
97.7-99.5 degrees f
locations of taking temperature-
oral, axillary, temporal artery, tympanic
Hyperthermia
increased temperature
hypothermia
decreased temperature
normal respiratory rate is-
12-20 breaths/min
Tachypnea
increased respiration
Bradypnea
decreased respiration
Dyspnea
difficult respiration
Orthopnea
difficulty breathing except when sitting upright
Apnea
respiration stops
tidal volume
depth of breath
The left ventricle-
contracts sending oxygenated blood
normal adult pulse rate-
60-100 beats/min
locations to check pulse?(8)
radial, temporal, carotid, femoral, brachial, popliteal, pedal, ausculation
Tachycardia
fast heart rate; 120+
Bradycardia
slow heart rate; 60 or less
oxygen saturation taken with-
pulse oximeter
normal oxygen saturation?
90-100
hypoxic
low oxygen; below 85 percent of
blood pressure-
pressure within arm that blood is exerting within brachial artery
systolic normal rate?
95-120
diastolic normal rate?
60-80
Hypertensive
-High blood pressure
-140/90
hypotensive
Low blood pressure
-95/60
EKG/ Electrocardiogram
cardiac cycle=rhythmic contraction, relaxation, and blood volume
arrythmia
irregular heart rhythm
fibrillation
heart quivers
Protected health information?(6)
-patient charts
-prescriptions
-test results
-billing records
-phone calls
-emails
HIPAA-
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act- 1996
diagnosis related groups-
coding of procedures and symptoms must match or insurance/medicaid will not pay
Hospital Information Systems includes charting info such as-(5)
-“chart” patient info
-lab works
-request for services-order exams
-patient information
-procedure requested
-tentative diagnosis or symptom
Radiology Information System includes information such as-(7)
EDE-information only radiologist cares about
- contrast media used
-number of radiographs
-history
shield
-LMP
-Patient condition
-fluoroscopy time or dose
Assault-
willful threat to inflict injury on another and victim becomes fearful
Autonomy-
right of individual to make their own decisions
battery-
an unlawful touching of another without justification
beneficence-
active process of helping someone
confidentiality-
right to privacy of information
Defamation-
subject someone to ridicule, score, or contempt
false improsnment-
restraint of a person’s freedom without them or their parents’ consent
Fraud-
intentional misrepresntation of the truth that causes harm to a person or loss of individual right or property
libel-
written or picture defamation
malpractice-
failing to use degree of skill by doing something beyond your scope of practice and injury results
negligence-
failing to use degree of skill by working below your scope of practice and injury results
non-maleficience
ethical practice that places high value on doing no harm
Res Ipsa Loquitor
type of injury would not have occurred except for negligence
Respondeat Superior
employer is held accountable for employee
self-governance
knowing what to do without being told
slander
written defamation
tort
private or civil lawsuit involving loss or damage from personal injury
veracity
duty to tell the truth and avoid deception
Anterior
front
Posterior
Back
Supine
Back on table
Prone
Chest on table
Oblique
At an angle
Erect
upright;sitting;standing
Fowlers
head up 45 degrees
Trendelenburg
head down
-best for patient feeling faint or reflux
sims
Laying down,leg up
-to put something in your rectum
Dangle
feet hanging off bed
Medial
Towards inner body
Lateral
farther out of the middle
flex
bend
extend
increased angle
superior
toward head
inferior
away from head
cephalic
tube angled toward head
caudal
tube angled toward feet
Projections-
Where ray first touches and last
AP-
PA-
-anterior posterior
-posterior anterior
Decubitis
patient laying down; ray hitting them horizontal
The projection/positions for a chest exam:
PA, LAT
The projection/positions for a humerus exam:
AP, LAT
The projection/positions for a forearm exam:
AP,LAT
The projection/positions for a hand exam:
PA, OBL , LAT fan1
The projection/positions for a shoulder exam:
AP external rotation, AP internal rotation,
The projection/positions for a elbow exam:
AP, Ext. OBL, INT. OBL, LAT
The projection/positions for a wrist exam:
PA,OBL,LAT
